reorientation

[ree-awr-ee-uh n-tey-shuh n, -en-, -ohr-]

noun

the act or state of reorienting or of being reoriented.

Origin of reorientation

First recorded in 1915–20; re- + orientation

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Examples from the Web for reorientation

Contemporary Examples of reorientation

Like many I spoke to, Williams seemed to desire a reorientation of policing, rather than just a reduction.
Ground Zero of the NYPD Slowdown
Batya Ungar-Sargon
January 1, 2015
Even more significant, however, is the reorientation of anti-establishment politics that follows.
Edward Snowden, Not Pope Francis, Is the Person of the Year
James Poulos
December 12, 2013
But the Middle East changed Stewart, and he needed to go through a little American reorientation.
The Twerk That Won the Internet, ‘What the Fox Say’ & More Viral Videos
The Daily Beast Video
September 7, 2013

Historical Examples of reorientation

Catherine's cheerful willingness to help them must be reorientation and nothing else.
Highways in Hiding
George Oliver Smith
It could have been reorientation or it could have been Catherine's real self.
Highways in Hiding
George Oliver Smith
I began at that time to look forward to my visit to reorientation.
Highways in Hiding
George Oliver Smith
Would you mind if I spent an hour in Psych for reorientation?
Exploiter's End
James Causey
Comprehension then; reorientation; qualified relief—Is waking any better?
The Trial of Callista Blake
Edgar Pangborn

Word Origin and History for reorientation

n.

also re-orientation, 1893, from re- + orientation.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper